# Purbba Krishnapur Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Purbba Krishnapur

Purbba Krishnapur is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,672 people in 613 households**, the 30th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 2,672people (2011)
- 613households
- 82.4%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purbba Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Purbba Krishnapur in 2011, 73 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Purbba Krishnapur · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**30%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**88%

Use banking services ****41%**

**42%

Television ****28%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Purbba Krishnapur?

■ Purbba Krishnapur · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****770**

**959

Working population ****37.5%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 76.7% for women. 61% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 300 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (20%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 140 (14%) · **■** Marginal 345 (34%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Arambag

- Madhurpur2,788 people
- Bara Dongal2,771 people
- Telua2,702 people
- Maigram2,680 people
- Kanpur2,657 people
- Shyamgram2,586 people
- Chak Hazi2,549 people
- Panpet2,487 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purbba Krishnapur?2,672 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purbba Krishnapur in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purbba Krishnapur?82.4% (Census 2011)